pengurus

Indonesian

Etymology

peng +‎ urus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈŋurus/ [pəˈŋu.rʊs]
• Rhymes: -urus
• Syllabification: pe‧ngu‧rus

Noun

pengurus (plural pengurus-pengurus)

1. manager, administrator
2. caretaker

   pengurus rumah tangga ― housekeeper

3. director, or committee/board

   badan pengurus ― executive board

4. organizer

   pengurus kegiatan ― event organizer

Further reading

• “pengurus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

peng- +‎ urus

Noun

pengurus (Jawi spelling ڤڠوروس, plural pengurus-pengurus or pengurus²)

1. manager

Further reading

• "pengurus" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017